Jul 27, 2012

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today
applauds the decision by the United States to not sign the proposed
International Arms Trade Treaty, and CCRKBA credits grassroots action
for the gun rights victory.

CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, who is
at the United Nations in New York, said the announcement came Friday
morning after a week of intense negotiations.

They (and you know who I'm talking about) are trying to sneak in a High Capacity Magazine Ban into the Cybersecurity Bill.

Here is the language:

SA 2575. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. REED, Mr.
MENENDEZ, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3414, to
enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications
infrastructure of the United States; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.

(a) Definition.–Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:

“(30) The term `large capacity ammunition feeding device’–

“(A)
means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a
capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept,
more than 10 rounds of ammunition; but

“(B) does not include an
attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.”.

(b) Prohibitions.–Section 922 of such title is amended by inserting after subsection (u) the following:

“(v)(1)(A)(i)
Except as provided in clause (ii), it shall be unlawful for a person to
transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device. “

‘‘(ii)
Clause (i) shall not apply to the possession of a large capacity
ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed within the United
States on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection.

‘‘(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or bring into the United States a large capacity ammunition feeding device.

‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—

‘‘(A)
a manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by the United States or a
department or agency of the United States or a State or a department,
agency, or political subdivision of a State, or a transfer to or
possession by a law enforcement officer employed by such an entity for
purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);

‘‘(B) a
transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
for purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical
protection system and security organization required by Federal law, or
possession by an employee or contractor of such a licensee on-site for
such purposes or offsite for purposes of licensee-authorized training or
transportation of nuclear materials;

‘‘(C) the possession, by an
individual who is retired from service with a law enforcement agency
and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large
capacity ammunition feeding device transferred to the individual by the
agency upon that retirement; or

‘‘(D) a manufacture, transfer, or
possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device by a licensed
manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or
experimentation authorized by the Attorney General.’’

(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(v) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’

(d)
IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS.—Section 923(i) of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘A large capacity ammunition feeding
device manufactured after the date of the enactment of this sentence
shall be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the
device was manufactured after such date of enactment, and such other
identification as the Attorney General may by regulation prescribe.’’